Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Around Town Community Magazine | Stork News of America | |
| Investment | 37600 - 54800 | 11530 - 75700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Around Town Community Magazine | Stork News of America | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
||
| Around Town Community Magazine | Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
||
| Around Town Community Magazine | Stork News of America | |
| Training | Available at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
||
| Around Town Community Magazine | Stork News of America | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5% |
| Stork News of America | $800-1.2K/yr. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 1996 |
| Stork News of America | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 2003 |
| Stork News of America | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | 5 years |
| Stork News of America | 1 year |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | No |
| Stork News of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Around Town Community Magazine} | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | Available at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Stork News of America | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | Co-op advertising |
| Operations | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Franchise can be run from home. 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Stork News of America | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Stork News of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Around Town Community Magazine | |
| Stork News of America | |